‘Discipline Is a Dirty Word in Most Schools,’ Says Britain’s Famous Educator

A renowned British educator has urged Australian teachers to take back control of the classrooms amid concerns over Australian students’ worsening discipline and behaviour. 
Katharine Birbalsingh CBE, British teacher and education reformer and head teacher of Michaela Community School, called for a clear focus on discipline, improved classroom management skills for Australian teachers, and a more cohesive learning environment. 
London’s Michaela Community School, which is well-known for its strict behaviour policy, achieved among the best GCSE results in the U.K among its first cohort of students.
Birbalsingh encouraged Australian teachers to adopt the conservative approach to teaching, managing students’ behaviour and setting expectations instead of what she said are many of the approaches teachers think would help students and will actually harm them in the long term. …